Chapter 16 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
l. 189. _Cutchannel_: i.e. Cochineal. The ladies' painted faces suggest the comparison. In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
Chapter 16 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.”
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading “The ladies' painted faces suggest the comparison.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “The ladies' painted faces suggest the comparison.”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “The ladies' painted faces suggest the comparison.”
coated with paint
From this reading “The ladies' painted faces suggest the comparison.”
for a short time
From this reading “In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “The ladies' painted faces suggest the comparison.”
a resident of Venice
From this reading “In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.”
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In this reading “The ladies' painted faces suggest the comparison.”
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From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
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From this reading 189.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
From this reading _Cutchannel_: i.e. Cochineal.
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading The ladies' painted faces suggest the comparison.
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From this reading _Cutchannel_: i.e. Cochineal.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading _Cutchannel_: i.e. Cochineal.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The ladies' painted faces suggest the comparison.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Cutchannel_: i.e. Cochineal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading l.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading The ladies' painted faces suggest the comparison.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
coated with paint
From this reading The ladies' painted faces suggest the comparison.
characteristic of pirates
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
transport commercially
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
for a short time
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The ladies' painted faces suggest the comparison.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ladies' painted faces suggest the comparison.
a resident of Venice
From this reading In or shortly before 1603 an English ship, the _Margaret and John_, made a piratical attack on the Venetian ship, _La Babiana_.
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